Prepping for the week ahead

So Easter is done, and so are the eggs. Time to put any thought of the serious derailment out of your head, and shift your gaze firmly on the prize again - you, only better! You - the healthy version!!

Tonight I did just that. And how?

Well, it all starts in the mind, so my first action was to go online and get a few motivational photos of fitness models that I absolutely admire and want to emulate. These include people like Jamie Eason, Monica Brant, Dana Linn Bailey and Pauline Nordin. I printed some out and placed them on my vision boards, which are on my fridge (very good deterrent for midnight snacking), my notice board in my home office and a little fitness diary that I carry with me.

Next step; planning my schedule ahead for the week which in itself is super empowering, because you don't go into a mad rush at the start of the week when things are hectic in any case, you can relax and start the week in control and with the right mindset. Of course, the planning also includes my workout schedule and just thinking about it is so motivating that I feel like I have already done it.

My final step, while making dinner for the kids, is to prepare my snacks and meals for the next day and put it in the freezer to get cold overnight. Like most figure competitors I generally follow a very low carb diet or a carb cycling diet, depending on where I am in the season. So on the menu for tomorrow, the first day after the great Easter weekend: snacks consisting of cucumber, carrots, mozarella cheese and boiled eggs (see the photo), and lunch is a spinach & egg dish my mom made me.

And once this planning becomes a habit, it is so much easier to be healthy in the real world of endless meetings, driving the kids around, and having to resist temptation in the supermarket.
Planning planning planning. It works!! Especially in the real world, it is sometimes the only thing that works...